10/30/2012

There are a number of actors who gave incredible performances, but you may have never seen their face. Actors like David Prowse, who played Darth Vader in the Star Wars films, Kenny Baker, who played R2-D2 and Bolaji Badejo who played the "xenomorph" in Alien.

Above Image: Kevin Peter Hall on set as the Predator

One actor that was prolific in the 80's and 90s, is the late Kevin Peter Hall. At 7' 4" tall, he is one of the most imposing character actors ever. In 1987 he got the role of the alien in Predator(1987) and changed the face of cinema. But, we never saw his face, unless you were observant enough to see him piloting the helicopter at the end of the film.

Here's a clip talking about the man and the costume in the behind-the-scenes film "The Making of Predator." If you've never seen Kevin Peter Hall, or want to know how they made the costume, check it out.

There you are. Now, you can now say you met the Predator.

What do you think of Kevin Peter Hall and the Predator movies? Did you learn anything from the video?

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Wasn't Jean-Claude Van Damme supposed to be the Predator originally but then they didn't like how the Predator looked or something and they got him. Incidentally, I also recall that Peter Cullen (the voice of Optimus Prime) did some Predator noises.